Apertif, a focal plane array for the WSRT

M. A. W. Verheijen; T. A. Oosterloo; W. A. van Cappellen; L. Bakker; M. V. Ivashina; J. M. van der Hulst

Apertif, a focal plane array for the WSRT

M. A. W. Verheijen^*, T. A. Oosterloo, W. A. van Cappellen, L. Bakker, M. V. Ivashina, J. M. van der Hulst

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Kapteyn Astronomical Institute

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Abstract

In this paper we describe a focal plane array (FPA) prototype. based on Vivaldi elements, developed For the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT) to increase its instantaneous field of view by a factor 25 and double its current bandwidth. This prototype is the first step in a project that has the ambition to equip most of the WSRT antennas with FPAs to improve the survey speed of the telescope. Examples of scientific applications are surveys of the northern sky in polarised continuum and HI emission. and efficient searches for pulsars and transients.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	EVOLUTION OF GALAXIES THROUGH THE NEUTRAL HYDROGEN WINDOW
Editors	R Minchin, E Momjian
Place of Publication	MELVILLE
Publisher	AMER INST PHYSICS
Pages	265-271
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Print)	978-0-7354-0558-5
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	Conference on Evolution of Galaxies Through the Neutral Hydrogen Window - , Puerto Rico Duration: 1-Feb-2008 → 3-Feb-2008

Publication series

Name	AIP CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Publisher	AMER INST PHYSICS
Volume	1035
ISSN (Print)	0094-243X

Other

Other	Conference on Evolution of Galaxies Through the Neutral Hydrogen Window
Country/Territory	Puerto Rico
Period	01/02/2008 → 03/02/2008

Keywords

focal plane array
wide area surveys
MASS FUNCTION
GALAXIES
ENVIRONMENT
HI

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Verheijen, MAW , Oosterloo, TA, van Cappellen, WA, Bakker, L, Ivashina, MV & van der Hulst, JM 2008, Apertif, a focal plane array for the WSRT. in R Minchin & E Momjian (eds), EVOLUTION OF GALAXIES THROUGH THE NEUTRAL HYDROGEN WINDOW. AIP CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, vol. 1035, AMER INST PHYSICS, MELVILLE, pp. 265-271, Conference on Evolution of Galaxies Through the Neutral Hydrogen Window, Puerto Rico, 01/02/2008.

Apertif, a focal plane array for the WSRT. / Verheijen, M. A. W.; Oosterloo, T. A.; van Cappellen, W. A. et al.
EVOLUTION OF GALAXIES THROUGH THE NEUTRAL HYDROGEN WINDOW. ed. / R Minchin; E Momjian. MELVILLE: AMER INST PHYSICS, 2008. p. 265-271 (AIP CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS; Vol. 1035).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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